dentada

/dẽ.ˈta.dɐ/

//dẽ.ˈta.dɐ// adj

The verdict

“dentada” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #40,078. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,078
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feminino de dentado

Corpus desk

Index PT-dentada · dentada · Portuguese

dentada · rank #40,078 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,078
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH descobridor

Nearest frequency peer: descobridor (+3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “dentada”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “dentada” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dentada vs dental
71% similar
dentada vs década
57% similar
dentada vs deitado
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dentada
PropertyValue
Headworddentada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dẽ.ˈta.dɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,078
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “dentada”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).dentadacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “descobridor” (#40,081), “descontado” (#40,083), “crowd” (#40,070). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “dentada” fica em #40,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around dentada (IPA /dẽ.ˈta.dɐ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,078 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "feminino de dentado".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for dentada, with forms such as "ddentada", "denatda", and "denntada". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "dental", "década", "deitado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is dentada, spelled D-E-N-T-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    feminino de dentado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddentada
  • denatda
  • denntada
  • dentaad
  • dentadda
  • dentdaa
  • denttada
  • detnada
  • dnetada
  • edntada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dentada - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddentada1denatda2denntada1dentaad2dentadda1dentdaa2denttada1detnada2
Edit distance from "dentada"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dentada"?
"dentada" is spelled D-E-N-T-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /dẽ.ˈta.dɐ/.
What does "dentada" mean?
As an adjective, "dentada" means: feminino de dentado
What words are commonly confused with "dentada"?
"dentada" is commonly confused with "dental", "década", "deitado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dentada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dentada" is /dẽ.ˈta.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dentada" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dentada", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list